The Painted Grin – Tuesday 22nd May

Hiya!

So, did you hear? Scientists have now found that, for some whales, the super-sensitive hearing by which they hunt and navigate (by listening for echoes) is an adjustable sense. Researchers in Hawaii measured the hearing of a female false killer whale, and found that she could fine-tune her most crucial sense. Sensors attached to suction cups on Kina’s body took measurements of her brain activity, and found that the whale would “turn down” her hearing when she anticipated a loud noise.

You know where you won’t want to “turn down” your hearing? At The Painted Grin, of course! You’d miss all the great jokes! That’s right – it’s back this Tuesday, FREE as ever, at Benny’s! The line-up is smashing:

HAISTE AND LAWRENCE - 2012 Secret Policeman’s Ball New Act Finalists

“This is perhaps THE funniest show I’ve seen in 25 years of Fringe-going…no kidding. Charming, clever and above all laugh out loud funny. This pair have got funny bones” (LoveFringe.com)

“The humour works wonders…a supersonic riot” (Broadway Baby)

LINDSAY SHARMAN – 2010 Funny Women Finalist

“Utterly delightful. And funny. Very funny” (The List)

 ”Michael McIntyre on a sugar overdose” (Three Weeks)

LEO KEARSE- 2011 Leicester Square Comedian of the Year Finalist

“Very funny, occasionally shocking, but likeable and happily endearing, eliciting the guilty pleasure of laughter from a wide-eyed audience” (The List, ****)

“Terrific material, great presence…like a young Doug Stanhope” (Stewart Francis)

JANET BETTESWORTH - 2011 Funny Women Finalist

2011 Max Turner Prize Finalist

PATRICK LAPPIN - 2011 Laughing Horse New Act of the Year Finalist

“Intelligent, witty, masterly stand-up” (Fringe Report)

“Always hilarious” (Maddog Magazine)

WOUTER MEIJS

“Some of the biggest laughs of the night, unique light-hearted observational comedy” (The Sentinel)

“Goofy and excellent” (Bath Chronicle)

“Wonderfully twisted” (Spoonfed London)

&

SIMON D. HEAVEN – 2011 New Comedian of the Year Semi-Finalist

 2011 BBC New Comedy Award Regional Finalist

AND! Your delightful MC for the evening, OLI BETTESWORTH!

For photos, videos and further information about any of the acts mentioned above, please visit our ‘Comedians’ section.

It kicks off at 8pm at Benny’s Bar on Bethnal Green Rd – and best of all, it’s FREE.

Please click here to book seats.

For those of you that way inclined, click here for the Facebook event page. Or you can follow us on Twitter.

We’ll look forward to seeing you there!

Oli, Jayde & Janet
The Painted Grin team

The Painted Grin – Tuesday 15th May

Hullo!

So, did you hear? One of Europe’s main contributions to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is built and ready to ship to the US. The Mid-Infrared Instrument (Miri) will gather key data as the $9bn (£5.5bn) observatory seeks to identify the first starlight in the Universe.

You know where else you can identify starlight? Radiating from the top comedians at The Painted Grin, that’s where! Thank the universe it’s back this Tuesday then, FREE as ever, at Benny’s! The line-up is incredibly marvellous:

JIGSAW (Dan Antopolski, Nat Luurtsema & Tom Craine) - SPECIAL GUEST OPENERS

“A perfect blend of smart and silly” (Spoonfed)

“Dozens and dozens of well-honed jokes” (The Guardian)

“Hilarious, imaginative and wonderfully cheap” (The Independent)

TOM DAVIS - Star of Channel 4′s ‘The Morgana Show’

ADAM LARTER

“High energy act included a brilliantly silly one-man play that went down a storm with the audience” (Three Weeks, ****)

“The sheer volume of his daft ideas is stunning . . a very disorganised genius” **** (The Skinny)

JAY COWLE

“I have a new hero…Cowle is unique, passionate, funny, and one hell of an original stand up…this guy CAN NOT be missed, if you do, then all I can say say is your going to miss out on something pretty special.” (The New Current)

PLUS! 

CHRIS ASHTON

&

NIGEL LOVELL

AND! Glorious as ever, our beautiful MC JAYDE ADAMS!

For photos, videos and further information about any of the acts mentioned above, please visit our ‘Comedians’ section.

It kicks off at 8pm at Benny’s Bar on Bethnal Green Rd – and best of all, it’s FREE.

Please click here to book seats.

For those of you that way inclined, click here for the Facebook event page. Or you can follow us on Twitter.

We’ll look forward to seeing you there!

Oli, Jayde & Janet
The Painted Grin team

The Painted Grin – Tuesday 8th May

Hi there!

So, did you hear? The editor of the world-leading scientific journal Nature, Dr Philip Campbell, says current procedures to assess and censor medical research potentially of use to terrorists need to be improved.

You know where nothing is censored, even if it’s of potential use to Al Qaeda? The Painted Grin, that’s where! And it’s back this Tuesday at Benny’s for some more delightful FREE stand-up comedy! The line-up is fabulous:

TREVOR LOCK - SPECIAL GUEST HEADLINER

‘Hilarious’ (TimeOut)

‘A comic genius’ (METRO)

‘Superbly comic writing’ (The Sunday Times)

‘Strangely charming and irresistible. Utterly improbable, absolutely entertaining’ (The Independent)

‘Funny, moving and clever’ (The Scotsman)

TOM GOODLIFFE - 2009 Beat the Frog World Series Winner

“This accountant-turned-stand-up’s material is as sharp as a tax dodge… he might have a hit on his hands.” (The Scotsman)

“Wickedly insightful and instantly likeable personality. Lauded for his comfortable stage presence and offbeat observational comedy, solo debutant Goodliffe could be one to watch in 2011.” (Fest)

MATT REES – 2011 Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year Award Winner

2011 Loaded Laftas Rising Star Award Winner

MICHELLE DE SWARTE – Host of E4′s “The Dirty Digest” and BBC3′s “Free Speech”

PLUS!

CHRIS COLTRANE

LEE RUSSELL

AND! Glorious as ever, our beautiful MC OLI BETTESWORTH!

For photos, videos and further information about any of the acts mentioned above, please visit our ‘Comedians’ section.

It kicks off at 8pm at Benny’s Bar on Bethnal Green Rd – and best of all, it’s FREE.

Please click here to book seats.

For those of you that way inclined, click here for the Facebook event page. Or you can follow us on Twitter.

We’ll look forward to seeing you there!

Oli, Jayde & Janet
The Painted Grin team

The Painted Grin – Tuesday 1st May

Oh hello, it’s you!

So, did you hear? Researchers have spotted a group of 53 cells within pigeons’ brains that respond to the direction and strength of the Earth’s magnetic field. The question of how birds navigate using – among other signals – magnetic fields is the subject of much debate, but these new “GPS neurons” seem to show how magnetic information is represented in birds’ brains.

You know where we’ll be using magnetic signals to navigate to this week? To The Painted Grin for some more incredible FREE stand-up comedy! That’s right, we’re back at Benny’s this Tuesday, and the line-up is delicious:

DAN SCHREIBER

“He has funny bones, and an engagingly upbeat delivery” (Steve Bennett, Chortle)

MAX DICKENS - The Sun’s Comedy Picks 2011

“…a brilliant set” (Ed Fringe Review, *****)

“…razor sharp…” (Fest Mag)

NATHANIEL METCALFE – 2010 Hackney Empire New Act of the Year Finalist

“Brilliant and unusual and very funny” (Josie Long)

“Nathaniel Metcalfe is particularly engrossing with a surreal, meandering line of dry observations, delivered in an perfectly unsettling manner” (Thomas Meek, The List Magazine)

LUKE CAPASSO - 2011 So You Think You’re Funny? Finalist

2011 Joker of the Year Finalist

DAVID BUSSELL

“Very good” (Michael Jacob, Creative Head of Comedy, BBC)

“Funny stuff” (Harry Deansway, Chief Editor, The Fix Magazine)

“One to watch” (Ric Michael, Head of Development, Baby Cow)

MICHAEL KOSSEW

“Daring, dark at times and consistently funny” (The Squirrel Review)

“A subversive comic mind. Intelligent, dark and laugh out loud funny” (Yianni Agisilaou)

“One of the best up and coming comedians on the circuit” (Paul Ricketts)

PLUS!

CHRISTOPHER BROSNAHAN

AND! Wonderful as ever, our glorious MC JAYDE ADAMS!

For photos, videos and further information about any of the acts mentioned above, please visit our ‘Comedians’ section.

It kicks off at 8pm at Benny’s Bar on Bethnal Green Rd – and best of all, it’s FREE.

Please click here to book seats.

For those of you that way inclined, click here for the Facebook event page. Or you can follow us on Twitter.

We’ll look forward to seeing you there!

Oli, Jayde & Janet
The Painted Grin team

The Painted Grin – Tuesday 24th April

Salutations!

So, did you hear? A recent study has shown that we really do like to be beside the seaside. The study of 2,750 people presented to the British Psychological Society examined the effects of different types of outdoor environments on people. Researchers found the bracing seaside air had a more positive effect than the countryside or an urban park. Researcher Matthew White said it could reflect an “innate preference” for the sights and sounds of water.

You know what we’ve got an “innate preference” for? Incredible FREE stand-up comedy! Thanks be to the heavens then that The Painted Grin is back at Benny’s this Tuesday, and the line-up is beautiful:

MARC BURROWS

“Confident and well prepared, Burrows is a genial host…A Peter Kay for the 1990s Generation” (Three Weeks)

“Excellent…the potential to go far” (Broadway Baby)

JANET BETTESWORTH - 2011 Funny Women Finalist

2011 Max Turner Prize Finalist

DAVID BUSSELL

“Very good” (Michael Jacob, Creative Head of Comedy, BBC)

“Funny stuff” (Harry Deansway, Chief Editor, The Fix Magazine)

“One to watch” (Ric Michael, Head of Development, Baby Cow)

SEAN BRIGHTMAN

“A very funny man” (Stephen K. Amos)

“Brilliantly funny” (visitnorwich.co.uk)

DAN ADAMS - 2011 Dead Comedian’s Socks Comedy Heroes Winner

OLI BETTESWORTH

“A gem. Beautiful language concealing hilarious sucker-punches” (Dan Antopolski)

“Bitterly funny” (Jon Aird, Senior Producer BBC Comedy)

“Full of potential, like a young Stewart Lee. It’s good to find a young comedian you can  listen to and admire, as well as laugh at. I predict big things.” (Dave Schneider)

“Tight writing, great ideas and nimble comic mind. An exciting prospect” (Tom Craine)

PLUS!

ANGUS DUNICAN

AND! Returning from having conquered Australia, our glorious MC JAYDE ADAMS!

For photos, videos and further information about any of the acts mentioned above, please visit our ‘Comedians’ section.

It kicks off at 8pm at Benny’s Bar on Bethnal Green Rd – and best of all, it’s FREE.

Please click here to book seats.

For those of you that way inclined, click here for the Facebook event page. Or you can follow us on Twitter.

We’ll look forward to seeing you there!

Oli, Jayde & Janet
The Painted Grin team

The Painted Grin – Tuesday 17th April

Greetings!

So, did you hear? It has been discovered that baboons can recognise four-letter words on a computer screen, according to scientists in France. Researchers found the monkeys could tell the difference between actual words and nonsense letter combinations. After being trained, the baboons were able to make this distinction, despite not being capable of reading.

You know who else can recognise four-letter words on computer screens? The wonderful comedians at The Painted Grin! That’s right, we’re back at Benny’s this Tuesday, FREE as always, and the line-up is fantastic:

***SURPRISE SPECIAL GUEST HEADLINER ***

RYAN CULL

ANDREA HUBERT – 2010 Laughing Horse New Act of the Year Runner Up

“She’s a thoroughly engaging presence…with a quirkily descriptive approach to her observations” (Steve Bennett, Chortle)

“Smart, engaging and charismatic…Hubert is a hit” (Londonisfunny.com)

ELLIE TAYLOR - Star of ITV’s “Show Me the Funny”

“Charismatic, personable and bright” (Chortle)

WILL SCAMBLER – 2009 Chortle Student Comedy Award Finalist

PLUS!

XAVIER FERNANDEZ

&

JACK DE’ATH

AND! Returning from having conquered Australia, our glorious MC JAYDE ADAMS!

For photos, videos and further information about any of the acts mentioned above, please visit our ‘Comedians’ section.

It kicks off at 8pm at Benny’s Bar on Bethnal Green Rd – and best of all, it’s FREE.

Please click here to book seats.

For those of you that way inclined, click here for the Facebook event page. Or you can follow us on Twitter.

We’ll look forward to seeing you there!

Oli, Jayde & Janet
The Painted Grin team

The Painted Grin – Tuesday 10th April

Greetings!

So, did you hear? A newly described relative of Tyrannosaurus rex,  identified from three fossils found in north-eastern China and known as Yutyrannus, is the largest known feathered animal – living or extinct. The feathered meat-eating dinosaur lived about 125 million years ago and is estimated to have weighed a whopping 1,400kg as an adult.

You know what else weighs 1,400kg as an adult? The Painted Grin! (not literally of course, but if fun could be weighed it would at least match the Yutyrannus) How awesome that it’s back at Benny’s this Tuesday, FREE as always, and the line-up is wonderful:

GREG STRINGER - PROFESSIONAL COMIC VISITING ALL THE WAY FROM OTTAWA, CANADA

GRAINNE MAGUIRE – 2009 LEICESTER MERCURY NEW ACT OF THE YEAR FINALIST

2009 HACKNEY EMPIRE NEW ACT OF THE YEAR FINALIST

“Highly promising, has a big future ahead of her” (Time Out)

“An engaging and natural performer with has deep reserves of excitable energy…enjoyably bizarre” (Chortle)

ANDY STOREY – 2011  ‘THE SQUEAKIES’ CLEAN COMEDY COMPETITION WINNER

2011 SO YOU THINK YOU’RE FUNNY? SEMI-FINALIST

BLOSSOM - 2011 BATH COMEDY FESTIVAL NEW ACT OF THE YEAR COMPETITION FINALIST

NELSON DE GOUVEIA

“His stage presence is largely commanding and fantastically funny…ability to improvise and think on his feet.” (LoveFringe)

PLUS!

SAHAR MIRHADI

&

DAN KELLY

AND! Your beautiful MC for the evening, OLI BETTESWORTH!

For photos, videos and further information about any of the acts mentioned above, please visit our ‘Comedians’ section.

It kicks off at 8pm at Benny’s Bar on Bethnal Green Rd – and best of all, it’s FREE.

Please click here to book seats.

For those of you that way inclined, click here for the Facebook event page. Or you can follow us on Twitter.

We’ll look forward to seeing you there!

Oli, Jayde & Janet
The Painted Grin team